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Friday, March 24, 2017

If he can, YOU can!

One Man’s Story of Success in Small Business

In his own words, Phann is part of generation defined by loss. Now 34 years old, his survival is a miracle — the Khmer Rouge killed one out of every five Cambodians during their three year terror. This genocide did more than rob the innocent lives of those lost — it made a deep mark on the collective psyche of the Cambodian people. I want to share his story to the world as one of triumph and inspiration.Phann was born in 1979. His family was poor. His father was a schoolteacher, despite having only...Click on the link below to find out more about his hardships and how he made it this far!